{"id":27240,"date":"2017-09-13T09:27:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T23:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/?p=27240"},"modified":"2026-09-30T05:28:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T05:28:06","slug":"introduction-to-road-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/?p=27240","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Road Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\">[vc_row][vc_column]\t<header class=\"wssc-post-banner wssc-post-banner--focal-center wssc-post-banner--has-breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wssc-post-banner__media\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"2560\" height=\"1172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"wssc-post-banner__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-300x137.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-1024x469.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-768x352.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-1536x703.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-2048x938.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"wssc-post-banner__title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wssc-post-banner__meta\"><span>Articles<\/span><time datetime=\"2017-09-13T09:27:26+00:00\">13 September 2017<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t<h1>Introduction to Road Safety<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"wssc-post-banner__breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n\t\t<ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/announcements\/\">Articles<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span aria-current=\"page\">Introduction to Road Safety<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/nav>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\nAs part of the College Graduate Program, Year 10 students have been participating in presentations on road safety and the process that is required to obtain their full license.<\/p>\n<p>With the group of students currently in year 10, this makes most of them eligible to apply for their learners permit. The second presentation held on Monday hosted by Vic Roads Robbie Allen, covered key points of this next step in their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Allen said, \u201cThis program gives the students a good introduction into what is involved in obtaining your L\u2019s, red P\u2019s and green P\u2019s, providing them a better understanding of the graduated licencing system before they can get their full license\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-27241\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/KeysPlease_1-1024x632.jpg\" alt=\"KeysPlease_1\" width=\"647\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Robbie Allen from Vic Roads with Students Alex Williams, Mitchell Burns and Brooklyn Lewin<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe purpose of today\u2019s event is to inform the students of the process of obtaining their license, logging their hours in their log book and the importance of taking full advantage of your minimum of 120 hours of practice on the road\u201d said Mr Allen.<\/p>\n<p>In the presentation, the significance that having an experienced driver in the car with you whilst learning was highlighted, with learners transitioning to obtain their probationary license at the highest risk of having an accident behind the wheel.<\/p>\n<p>The College\u00a0provides every student with the tools and\u00a0skills\u00a0to become\u00a0life-long\u00a0learners.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row] As part of the College Graduate Program, Year 10 students have been participating in presentations on road safety and the process that is required to obtain their full license. 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